From jacket flap:
This new and up-t0-date analysis of the Malayan economy and its political background is designed for a wide audience. In it nine specialists study different aspects of economic development in Malaya since independence; the communal and party structure, the history and politics of the Malaysian Federation; the growth and structure of the population; export prospects, the balance of payments, rural development problems and policy, industrialization, banking and fiscal policy; the strategy and tactics of Malayan development. It concludes with substantial appendixes on the racial division of income and on trade statistics and the entrepot trade.
Contents include:
Communal and Party Structure – T. H. Silcock
Malaysia: The Political Backgroun – Emily Sadka
The Demographic Background – J. C. Caldwell
Prospects for Malayan Exports – W. M. Corden
The Malayan Balance of Payments Problem – W. M. Corden
Rubber Supply Conditions – Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.
Feature of the Rural Economy – E. K. Fisk
Rural Development Policy – E. K. Fisk
Financial Developments since Independence – Don McKenna
Industrialization in Malaya – E. L. Wheelwright
General Review of Economic Policy – T H Silcock